Sara E. Show

I grew up in South Dakota and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Honors College at South Dakota State University graduating magna cum laude.  I went to law school and graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2009.  While in law school, I received the Robert Warder Scholarship and was awarded the Dean’s Award for highest grades in several subjects. I spent two summers interning at the United States’ Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota. 

After law school, I had the honor of clerking for ten judges in the Second Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, which covers both Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties.  I then joined Johnson, Heidepriem & Abdallah, LLP as an associate.  In 2013, I became a deputy state’s attorney for Minnehaha County working primarily in the civil section of the State’s Attorney’s Office.  As Deputy State’s Attorney, I was able to gain appellate experience and worked on complex property issues as lead counsel for the Minnehaha County Planning and Zoning Department.  In November 2016, I returned to private practice at Johnson, Janklow, Abdallah, & Reiter, LLP working on trust and estate litigation as well as insurance bad faith litigation.  I became a partner at Johnson, Janklow, Abdallah & Reiter, LLP in 2018. In 2022, I joined Legacy Law Firm, P.C. where I practice in all three of the Firm’s practice areas: estate planning, elder law, and business planning. Additionally, I represent clients who need assistance in the probate process.